Comments on: Vintage Lego: 8860 Car Chassis

By: James Holden

James Holden — Wed, 12 May 2010 09:44:45 +0000

Hi Stuart,

I certainly do have the manual. I’d be more than happy to scan it. It was a lot of fun to build – an enjoyable way to spend an evening with a few beers!

By: Stuart

Stuart — Tue, 11 May 2010 18:44:09 +0000

That;s so cool, I’m going to try and build mine that I’ve kept for the last 22 years! Have you got the manual? Any chance you could scan it for me.

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:23:59 +0000

I never had this as a kid, but I found a complete one in the original box last night for $8.

I had the go cart as a kid, but this kit is amazing, even 30 years later.

You can find parts at bricklink.com and a parts list at peeron.com

happy building,

By: James Holden

James Holden — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:05:18 +0000

Hey tony… it’s an official lego kit! I can’t take credit for the design, but it was a hell of a lot of fun to put together again after all those years.

By: tony

tony — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:50:57 +0000

dude that is aewsome, im tryin to build a working car with steering. but that car is the coolest thing i have EVER seen. like the gear box, differential, suspension, and Ackermann Princible is just the greatest thing out there, but you should let LEGO know about it and then sell models of it(that would be aewsome). but i have a question, how could you build a differential, please tell me. but that is the coolest creation i have ever seen, i gotta give you 5 star rating.

By: GadgetGav

GadgetGav — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:20:45 +0000

I had that kit too..!
That was the time when Technical Lego (and all Lego for that matter) was a clever use of a few bricks. It’s still a great toy, but I get slightly disappointed by how many custom, one use blocks there are now. Sure things look a bit more ‘realistic’ (but only a bit) but at what cost. I think it was a lot cleverer when the basic shapes were more simple. For instance, the ‘spark plugs’ in this kit were taps from the Lego City kits…!

I bet all of mine are still in my parents loft..! :)